North America Distribution

Facts About

Large beardtongue is native to the midwest, but New England plants are confined to Connecticut and Massachusetts, where the species is considered introduced. This plant is prized for its large, purple, tubular flowers which bloom in May to June and grace the prairies and are attractive to bees. The foliage is also bluish-green and waxy, giving a contrast to other garden plantings.

Habitat

Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), meadows and fields

Characteristics

Habitat

terrestrial

New England state

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Flower petal color

blue to purple

Leaf type

the leaves are simple (lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets)

Leaf arrangement

opposite: there are two leaves per node along the stem

Leaf blade edges

the edge of the leaf blade is entire (has no teeth or lobes)

Flower symmetry

there is only one way to evenly divide the flower (the flower is bilaterally symmetrical)